updated 05:56 am EDT, Fri August 24, 2012

Samsung promo highlights inspiration by nature

Samsung has put together a promotional video for the Samsung Galaxy S III that instantly recalls the product promos that Apple issues to accompany its product launches. The video features a number of the product designers from the Galaxy S III adding their thoughts on the depth of their design inspiration and how they drew from nature in the design of the product, through to the user experience. The timing of its release is also interesting, with the jury still out in the trial between it and Apple, it as though Samsung is trying to highlight the independent thinking and effort exerted in creating the Galaxy S III.

However, as much as as the Galaxy S III may be unique in its design approach, the whole tone and style of the clip, particularly when the music begins, is very much in the tradition of Apple's promo clips. Despite this distraction, the methods and processes on display are quite impressive, particularly the shots of the phone being assembled on the production line.

Throughout the promo clip, various members of the Galaxy S III extol the virtues of the device and the design philosophy that apparently unified their efforts. Interspersed with shots of the team and shots of the device being manufactured are cuts to scenes of nature and of water flowing. This is reflected in much of the commentary from team members keen to pursue Samsung's marketing message which suggests that the phone has been inspired by nature in order to humanize the Galaxy S III so as to help users engage with the device on an emotional level.

"At the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore I was amazed at the harmony of the sky, the cityscape, and the water," says Songwho. "I wanted to express the amazing aspect of the water that is about to overflow from the Galaxy S III's window," he adds. "During the trip, I also happened to witness the pebbles in a stream sparkling under the sunlight, and I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to capture the flow of water and the reflection of the light into the design of the phone."

Between copying hardware, software, Apple Stoe, and now commercials, do they realize how hypocritical they appear. Do they believe if the do this enought, then they will be able to persuade people they are not copycats and are innovators?

It's absolutely embarrassing that a company that does have great innovations is so slavish in copying Apple. No pride and no honor seem to rule the day.

For a moment I thought I was watching yet another spoofs from Conan Talk Show. The video sounds so "after thought" and b-u-l-l c-r-a-p. You basically can slap any product in it and claim its inspiration coming from a dead tree or water sewage. Samsung, you are so original in copycat.

Sooner or later we will have Apple Store, Microsoft Store, Google Store and Samsung Store (plus RIM as small booth in middle of them all) as neighbors in your local shopping mall.

If a video of the Samsung stores -- along with this promo -- were entered into evidence at the Samsung-Apple trial, there would be no question of guilt or damages. I notice that our usual pro-Samsung (paid?) shills are mysteriously quiet on this one: mostly likely because they know they have no case.

Let me start by saying that I enjoy Apple products and their whole presentation of products and agree with the fact that Samsung has some serious issues with copying products from apple, but that video that Samsung put out can be viewed as a generic video. Apple did not event B-roll footage, dolly track shots, documentary interview styles with cool indie music in the background. This is a popular style used throughout marketing. So what if samsung uses this vidoe style. It is not a trademark Apple style. Lets not get too out of control thinking everything Samsung does is to copy apple...(although I would agree a lot is similar.) The video is not even that good so who cares. Apple's product launch video are also boring too. All this talk of magical devices, nature inspried blah blah...its a piece of electronic equipment that is a tool (although most people use it to do inane things like facebook pictures of stupid things, tweet unimportant tidbits that make us feel so important, etc.)

The first thing that came to mind while watching this "commercial" was there must have been a bs essay contest within Samsung. Second place started with:...As I was sitting on the toilet after a long evening of drinking fine Korean beers, I could only think of water flowing out of me into the abyss and below me I saw reflections bouncing on the surface of the water from......

Well, If Samsung truly wanted to live up to the tagline from the end of the video "Make it Meaningful" they should have released this video months ago. Definitely well before the testimony presented at the trial, that essentially became the theme of the video. More revisionist theory at work.